Archive for October, 2009
Once a criminal, always a criminal
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The world of football is in shock. Marlon King, that hard-working, mild-mannered young man, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for sexual assault and actual bodily harm. The verdict comes as a great surprise to football fans worldwide, who believed the former Nottingham Forest and Watford player to be a saint and a beacon [...]
‘Pass it son, I’m in space’
Despite the very serious implications behind pitch invasions, we cannot help but chuckle at this clip from last night’s Carling Cup tie between Barnsley and Manchester United at Oakwell. As if the fact these two blokes ran onto the pitch wasn’t enough for a giggle, we were more than impressed at the way the little [...]
Nick Griffin; sport killer
Nick Griffin can’t be very clever. The brainwashing BNP head honcho has been on Question Time this week, sweatily and slimily bragging about the policy of immigration and ‘voluntary repatriation’ that he would enforce in Britain if he got a chance. But he has being doing so without realising that both concepts are at the heart of [...]
Do you trust this man? We don’t
Birmingham City FC have announced that, after a review of the ticket pricing structure by the new board, tickets and grade categories for all games will be reduced to ensure that fans come more regularly to watch the Blues in action. The news comes just days after new chairman Carson Yeung promised that there would be an [...]
Seperated at birth: The bearded shot stoppers
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At the weekend, I had the pleasure of attending a match at The Hawthorns. My visit to watch West Bromich Albion was marred, however, by the ineptitude of once England international Scott Carson. The former Leeds and Liverpool stopper did nothing right throughout the game and was partly at fault for the goal that the Baggies [...]
Rafa just not street wise like Sir Alex
Two weeks ago, Manchester United played Sunderland and scraped a draw. Alex Ferguson’s side played poorly and were fortunate to get a point. Instead of criticising the team though, the wily Scot cleverly used his post-match interview to question the fitness of referee Alan Wiley. In doing so he diverted attention from his under par side and effectively removed the focus from [...]
Seperated at birth: Long and longer
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Isn’t it funny how sport always manages to make us raise an eyebrow, to surprise us in the strangest of ways? In the same sense that we never expected Cristiano Ronaldo to be a fan of Wallace and Gromit, it turns out that Sean Long, Mr Rugby League himself, is a huge fan of one man band Newton Faulkner.
We [...]
Mesmerising McGuire kick worthy of victory
Leeds Rhinos may have won their third consecutive Super League Grand Final through immense team spirit but for a split second on Saturday, it was all about Danny McGuire.
Ten minutes to go at Old Trafford. Leeds sit just one point ahead and on St Helens’ ten metre line. Somehow the Leeds born stand-off somehow manages produce an unworldly left foot reverse grubber [...]
Coyle ‘the lad’ could keep Burnley in the Prem
Owen Coyle’s 70 minutes playing up front for Burnley reserves against Liverpool reserves last week proved two things. One, he is the kind of bloke I would like to share a pint with, still a kid at heart when there is a chance of a kickaround and doesn’t mind if he makes a tit of [...]
Separated at birth: The Power meets Private Eye
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Phil Taylor is living proof that weight loss isn’t all its cracked up to be. The world number one darts player has shifted some of his sizeable frame but, in the process, has made himself look like Have I Got News for You team captain Ian Hislop. The receeding hairline and crow’s feet add to the illusion [...]